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Locality Name:
Trasquera, Divedro Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 194980
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194980.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Trasquera, Divedro Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Iselle Quarry
Mount Teggiolo
Possette Pass
Simplon Railway Tunnel (south Section)

Latitude: 46°12'19"N
Longitude: 8°11'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.205277777778,8.1961111111111

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteBaryteCalciteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnet
GypsumMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteStauroliteStibniteSulphurTourmaline

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Celsian  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Cosalite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Goyazite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)271077,710808803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31710782353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21710772162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1710801588
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17108027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1710801252
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)171080100
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2271078,71079376
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5171080344
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21710809895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1710788173
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6171080173
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1710806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317107714640
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41710781507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1710801487
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2271077,710805800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)171077945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217107717380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1710801236
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2171078247
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21710802273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217107739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217108061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2271077,710805614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1710804894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1710802705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)271077,710806417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17108021482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)271078,71079978
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31710803418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS271077,710802045



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